Discussion for "Beach Road"

[mupt02]

Were you surprised with who the killer was or did you figure it out?  If you figured it out, what was your big clue?

 

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[Bleacheddecay]

I was surprised and outraged. I felt lied to. It was the last Patterson book I've read for a few years. I read it some while ago. So, did it anger you?

[CadencesMommy07]

It kinda did anger me.  I just found myself going whhhhhat?  I did think for a tiny second in the beginning he may have done it, but then said there is no way.  I was just thinking of who all was there playing basketball.  The end angered me some.  I mean yes he got what was coming to him, but he never seemed sorry for actually committing the murders.  He was just crazy LOL anyways I thought this was an OK book :)   I found myself feeling really bad for Kate...what do you think of Kate's position since the truth came out about Tom?

[fuffy76]

I was totally surprised and it actually made the book for me, since I wasn't really into it up until that point.  Although I will say about 30 pages before the reveal I started to wonder why his brother and nephew had been introduced in the book.

I do understand why it angered others cause I think it was a bit of an easy out to who the murderer was.  Basically give us no clues and then shock us with the reveal.

At the end I think Kate was on the right track just to get out of town and do her own thing.  Their original break-up was never really fully explained, but she should probably think about why she took him back.

Also I thought the final reveal would be the Tom was working for Mack or that he was some sort of Irish mobster, it was hinted but not really confirmed.